PAUL McCOMBS
Nov 5, 2015
PAUL McCOMBS of Connersville, IN died November 5, 2015 at the age of 87. In 1951, he co-founded the Mac Machine & Metal Works, Inc., with his partner Eugene Krepp, and continued to work until his retirement. He was a member of the Casket and Funeral Supply Association of America.
ANNE MARIE MOTYKA
Nov 5, 2015
ANNE MARIE MOTYKA of Kensington, CT died No-vember 5, 2015 at the age of 71. She was a licensed funeral director and owner of the Francis Funeral Home, which she acquired after the passing of her father, the late Francis J. Motyka. She continued to operate it for a number of years.
JEANNETTE ETTA EMMERICH
Oct 31, 2015
JEANNETTE ETTA EMMERICH of Avon Lake, OH died October 31, 2015 at the age of 97. She worked alongside her husband, Irving Emmerich as a funeral director, embalmer, founder and former owner of Emmerich Funeral Home in Amherst, OH, which is now Hempel Funeral Home.
JERRY W. HANLIN
Oct 27, 2015
JERRY W. HANLIN of Walloon Lake, MI formerly of Millington, MI died October 27, 2015 at the age of 82. He was a second generation funeral director at Hanlin Funeral Home, which was established by his parents Florence and William Hanlin in 1928. He later sold the business to third generation funeral directors Dale and Pam Hanlin in 1997 after...
WILLIAM H. LOGAN
Oct 25, 2015
WILLIAM H. LOGAN III of West Chester, PA died Oc-tober 25, 2015 at the age of 85. He was a third generation funeral director and president at Logan Funeral Home in Havertown, PA.
KENNETH IRVIN ROBERSON
Oct 23, 2015
KENNETH IRVIN ROBERSON of Oxford, MS died October 23, 2015 at the age of 52. He was the proprietor of the Kenneth I. Roberson Funeral Home Inc in Pontotoc and Batesville, where he was a licensed embalmer and mortician. In 1984, he graduated from Northwest Community College with a degree in mortuary science. He served as past president, past chairman,...
DALA RUTH WHINERY
Oct 21, 2015
DALA RUTH WHINERY of Elk City, OK died October 21, 2015 at the age of 81. She worked alongside her husband, Alvin Lavern (A. L) Whinery as the first female licensed funeral director in western Oklahoma. In 1961, they purchased the former Scroggins Funeral Home in Sayre and continued to own and operate it as Whinery Funeral Service for the...
ABDULLAH ALI WHITAKER
Oct 13, 2015
ABDULLAH ALI WHITAKER of Goldsboro, NC died October 13, 2015 at the age of 32. He was the owner and operator of Whitaker Mortuary Services. A grad-uate of Gupton-Jones College of Funeral Service, he was a member of the New Generation of Funeral Service Practitioners Association, Inc.
JOSEPH "SONNY" WALTON
Oct 12, 2015
JOSEPH "SONNY" WALTON of Virginia Beach, VA died October 12, 2015. He was a licensed funeral director, embalmer and owner of Walton Funeral Home for over 50 years, which he established in 1967. He graduated from the McAllister School of Embalming in 1952 and was awarded the 2012 Living Legends of Funeral Service award from the 100 Black Women of...
MADELYN MITCHELL SHANK
Oct 12, 2015
MADELYN MITCHELL SHANK of Havre de Grace, MD died October 12, 2015 at the age of 87. She was a retired funeral director, having worked for Mitchell Funeral Home, P.A., which was established by her father R. Madison Mitchell, then Mitchell-Smith Funeral Home, P.A., Crouch Funeral Home, P.A., and later Zellman Funeral Home, P.A. She graduated from Eckels College of...